We will have to train with intensity: FC Goa skipper Edu Bedia

FC Goa’s AFC CL games from April 14

FC Goa skipper Edu Bedia stressed the need to be smart as the club embarks upon its maiden AFC Champions League campaign. The Indian Super League side, which finished fourth in the recently concluded campaign, will come up against clubs with Champions League pedigree. Goa’s Group E, which begins on April 14 in Goa, is made up of last season’s finalist Persepolis FC (Iran), Qatar’s Al Rayyan and the playoff winner of Al-Wahda (UAE) and Al-Zawraa (Iraq). All four nations’ club competitions are among the top 10 in the AFC rankings, while India is placed 15th. Goa finished the ISL league stage with the highest average possession (58%) and second-most number of passes (9665) but acknowledges it won’t enjoy a familiar superiority in the continent’s biggest stage.